linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] amba: Export amba

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Message-ID: <CAPDyKFqagt5zhz-8hLSXOqofv-nBqg4i-EVjA=UV3Jfi4zktKg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 15 May 2018 08:59:02 +0200
From:   Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>
To:     Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@....com>
Cc:     Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>,
        Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Gargi Sharma <gs051095@...il.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>,
        Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] amba: Export amba_bustype

On 8 May 2018 at 21:06, Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@....com> wrote:
> This patch is provided in the context of allowing the Coresight driver
> subsystem to be loaded as modules.  Coresight uses amba_bus in its call
> to bus_find_device() in of_coresight_get_endpoint_device() when
> searching for a configurable endpoint device.  This patch allows
> Coresight to reference amba_bustype when built as a module.

Sounds like you are fixing a bug, don't your want this to go for
stable and then also add a fixes tag?

>
> Cc: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
> Cc: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
> Cc: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> Cc: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
> Cc: Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@....com>

Reviewed-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>

[...]

Kind regards
Uffe